A Gold Grade Close Combat Clasp By Friedrich Linden Of Lüdenscheid Auction There is a good number

There is a good number of letters written home from this time

all four prongs that attach the shield to the backing plate intact underneath the fabric

This is a typical machine woven (BeVo) example in silver thread over black rayon

An SS Badge for Supporting Members by Deschler - Well marked Deschler

very scarce WWI Period award in excellent condition

A Gold Grade Close Combat Clasp By Friedrich Linden Of Lüdenscheid Auction There is a good numberA second war German Nahkampfspange; in gilded vaulted zink; the obverse with a national eagle and a bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the left and right sides, and with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side; the reverse plain, with a square magnetic backing plate; horizontal pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse; maker marked FLL for Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid on